Qantas Non-Stop Flights London to Australia in 2018

17 hours non-stop...

Orchestrated pre-flight operations.

Passengers will be able to fly from London to Australia non-stop when airline Qantas launches its new service in March 2018, bbc.com reports.

Australia's national carrier says it will connect Perth, in the west of the country, to the UK capital using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, the bbc added.

The 9,000 mile (14.498km) flight will take 17 hours, according to the bbc.

For more:  http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38280722

For an intriguing video on how the Qantas route compares with other globe spanning flights:   https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/808326618523561984/video/1 (If audio doesn't play, stop the video and restart it.)

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